Dow Corning

Dow Corning Dow Corning began as a joint venture of Dow Chemical Company and glass company Corning in 1943. It ranks among the longest-lasting partnerships of its kind in the United States. Dow Corning produces more than 7,000 silicone-based products, including adhesives, insulating materials and lubricants for aerospace, automotive, and electrical uses. Because silicone does not conduct electricity, it is also used in hard polycrystalline form (silicon) to build semiconductors. Its products are also used in to make photovoltaic cells used for solar energy. The company has plants worldwide and sells over half of its products outside the U.S.

Animal testing
Dow Corning does animal testing.

Animals by species, numbers & locations (United States)

 * Dow Corning Corporation, Auburn, Michigan

Facility information, progress reports & USDA-APHIS reports
For links to copies of a facility's USDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) reports, other information and links, see also Stop Animal Experimentation NOW!: Facility Reports and Information. This site contains listings for all 50 states, links to biomedical research facilities in that state and PDF copies of government documents where facilities must report their animal usage.

Personnel

 * Stephanie Burns - Chairman, President & CEO
 * James Whitlock - Manufacturing, Engineering & Global Operations
 * Joseph Sheets - Executive VP, CFO & Regional President, North America

Contact
2200 W. Salzburg Rd. Midland, MI 48686 United States

Phone: 989-496-4000 Fax: 989-496-4393

Web address: http://www.dowcorning.com/

Sourcewatch articles

 * Animal testing
 * Chemical industry
 * Dow Chemical Company

External resources
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